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KINDS OF SENTENCES1. Declaritive- I'm going to the store to buy milk for breakfast in the morning.2. Imperative- Go set the table for dinner.3. Interrogative- "How many times do I have to tell you to clean your room?"4. Exclamatory- He jumped over the 7 foot fence without touching it!!!!

CORRECT A RUN-ON SENTENCE1. Seperate the sentence using periods.2. Add a comma and conjunction.3. Place a semicolon between the sentences.4. Add a subordinating conjunction.

SENTENCE STRUCTURE1. Simple- I swam at the beach.2. Compound- I stayed at home and Bobby went to to the store.3. Complex- While roaming the grounds, the guards notice a flicker in the curtains, but fail to investigate.4. Compound/Complex- I go to my friends house to hang out and swim, but Travis goes to Mason's house to act crazy and play Guitar Hero.

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE1. Simile- The experience was like a sledgehammer hitting my head over and over again--cruel and unforgiving.2. Metaphor- She was a charging bull, rearing back to attack the brother that was her victim.3. Hyperbole- The world fell apart as he spoke those words that were meant to tear my heart into shreds.4. Onomatopeoia- Patter patter, went the tiny scamper of mouse feet that tried to be secret.5. Personification- The wind's hollow echo vibrated in my ears and bounced around while I tried to make sense of what I was seeing.

WRITING STYLES1. Absolute- Spit flying, nostrils flaring, Travis yelled at Matthew while theatrically waving his hands.2. Adjective beginning- Jovial, we laughed so hard that we couldn't breathe because of Matthew's baby sneeze.3. Appositive- Elizabeth, our pitcher, slid the worn ball out of her fingertips with amazing speed and agility.4. Dash- I scramble for the stairs, hoping to escape--but I was too late
5. Adverb for Effect- She dashed for the stairs desperately.
6. Speaker Tag- " I've had enough of this." He growled, grabbing his coat to leave.
7. Vivid Verb- He quickly grabbed the gem away and snarled viciously.